And Her Face Is A Butt

Mood in their face, Big this gray is...

Leak

Panel 6 expressions are absolutely perfect!

It is actually pretty funny!

Bagge

Everyone with a small child has had the frame 1-2 experience

Todd Ellner

oh no, yay's relatable

Waffliesinyoface

Electric sheep?

Dypstych

Do they "dream".

Darnel D Cooper

On Yay: Like most beings, there is a priority of action and events. We can see that Yay has gained a few more moral points besides refusing to canvass around in other beings' minds,... they now consider the "comfort" of others as a matter of course. (Its cute how they are dismissive while reaching out and fixing stuff, complaining all the way.) I think "Spookybot" still has the scary quotient and the rest are humanizing to the point where they can't easily summon the casual A-hole anymore. Look at how Spookybot demands answers, while the rest ACTUALLY ASK QUESTIONS. Spookybot just does stuff,.... the rest dip their toes into new experiences. I'm enjoying this. Props Jeph.

Darnel D Cooper

On the real,.. I'm waiting for Yay to "Dither" on something between two being present at the same time.

Darnel D Cooper

expressions in panel three vs. panel six. Love it.

Mad Marie

"interfaced"

Leak

*they

David Durant

But did they find Aurelia's keys!?

Summer Sudbrink

Where/when (in space/time) are the other Yays right now?

Ruth Merriam

Yay knows *about* Station (they first appeared after eavesdropping on Station's communications about Bubbles's memories), but there hasn't been any indication yet of actual contact between them. Unless Yay is the result of some kind of Ellicot-Chatham Industries project that got loose and evolved beyond its original parameters. Hmmmmmm…

William Cole

I think Yay needs cuddles. I think several of Yay need cuddles.

Stephen Wells

Time to juxtapose Yay and May, maybe with Pintsize to draw them into an unexpected alliance. And I'm betting Yay already knows Station. And Hannalore. *That* one will be interesting...

lmao, no hesitation, just "YES".

Daryl Sawyer

Ha!

I would not put her having a masochistic streak anymore than any other tween/teenager. Yes it is there.. but there are also sadistic/nihilistic/beatific/etc/etc all needing to be worked through. She just has a much larger canvas to work through.

Stephen Smoogen

And both Yay & Roko have really high charisma!

Miyaa

In Dungeons and Dragons terms, however high Yay's Intelligence is, their Wisdom is low.

Stephen Wells

In a "Spider-man kiss" fashion? Intriguing.

Stephen Wells

I just realized this story may be leading to Yay's origins & I'm super excited at the prospect. I wonder if they didn't have a name because they were too baby? Just didn't get around to picking one out, didn't need one since they didn't interact w/ anyone, & their first interaction was pwning a bully which doesn't exactly require formal introductions either... ANYWAY SUPER EXCITED

Pejo

That roast XD

lazymagpie

I think Yay needs their sippy cup and a nap. 😁

Dean Reilly

Yay has also had round speech bubbles, presumably when dedicating full CPU to speech synthesis.

Shane Wegner

Now riding on the many-Yay maturity theory***. This one would get noogies from Faye, cautious high-fives from Martin, and Sus from Bubbles. *** I don't remember who I read it from. Sry. Each "Yay-type body" is a separate manifestation, with subtly different personality and maturity.

JourneymanWizard

Just noticing Yay is one of if not the only bots without seams.

I love everything about this storyline

Thomas Halpin

Okay, Yay, congratulations. You're officially my new favorite grandchild.

Professor Harmless

I’d be startled too, if a near god-like AI stood over me while I slept (or, in this case, charged)

Chauncey

It's odd that a neighbor of Melon's can still be so startled. Maybe AI don't desensitize the way organic brains do?

Bill Silvia

When we get to the "I'm rubber and you're glue" stage of the argument, we will have reached peak maturity.

Sleepy John

Yay reminds me of the "infant" VGER in STTMP.

Michael Voorhis

Roko has spent her professional life telling people unpleasant truths starting with "You're under arrest," and currently at "That's a shitty way to treat an AI."

Todd Ellner

Yay is a true toddler.

Chris Heg

Everything about Roko in this strip is... unf.

Hugh Eckert

An AI godling who's lonely and just wants a friend, and Roko knows it :) If I remember, the first time Roko called Yay out was when they donated $2B just on a whim and for giggles, and she was so outraged she tore them a new a-hole. Since no horrible repercussions followed, she figured it was safe to keep on doing so

Nicolas Demers

B A B Y

Hugh Eckert

Aurelia gave Yay a bad case of adolescence.

Matt Grayson

We will, we will, ROKO!

BobC

AND THEN THEY FUCKED!

Yelling Bird

Anyone edited panel 2 yet? :)

Andrew

Gotta admire the stones it takes to call out an AI godling.

Uniquitous

Oh man, Roko with bedhead...unf.

Everett Bradshaw

I’m coming around to the idea that Yay is basically Emily’s fault. They share a certain otherly perspective.

KCkittysnores

Yay buttface 4ever. 5ever.

Edward Clayton Andrews

It maps differently!

Jonathan Taves

*snerk!* ❤️

Katrina Urmson

Roko being the top in this relationship will never cease to delight me 💜

Fart Captor

Nothing more effective in your arsenal than a strong "NO U" argument

Katherine Prewitt

YAY IS SUCH BABY

Tamara Macadam

Well, if Yay is only 2 years old, as many speculate, then their emotional maturity does seem to jibe with their actions. Also, HELLO ROKO! Good to see you.

Michael Boettger

Remember y’all, Yay is only 2 years old

KingAtticus

"Slightly"?

Adam Friedlander

Oh Yay. You make the case allllll by yourself.

R L

I love the monstrously powerful baby.

Forgettable

Aw :( yay is cute

Skyler